AEP vs. AGR, NFG, AT, PAM, UTL, BHI, GMP, CTP, ET, and PVR
Should you be buying Anglo-Eastern Plantations stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Anglo-Eastern Plantations include Assura (AGR), Next 15 Group (NFG), Ashtead Technology (AT), Premier Asset Management Group (PAM), UIL (UTL), BMO UK High Income Trust (BHI), Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust (GMP), Castleton Technology (CTP), Establishment Investment Trust (ET), and Providence Resources (PVR). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry.
Anglo-Eastern Plantations vs. Its Competitors
Assura (LON:AGR) and Anglo-Eastern Plantations (LON:AEP) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and earnings.
Anglo-Eastern Plantations has higher revenue and earnings than Assura. Anglo-Eastern Plantations is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Assura, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Assura had 4 more articles in the media than Anglo-Eastern Plantations. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Assura and 0 mentions for Anglo-Eastern Plantations. Assura's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat Anglo-Eastern Plantations' score of 0.00 indicating that Assura is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Assura pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Anglo-Eastern Plantations pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Assura pays out 63.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Anglo-Eastern Plantations pays out 23.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
67.2% of Assura shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.7% of Anglo-Eastern Plantations shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Assura shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 53.9% of Anglo-Eastern Plantations shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Anglo-Eastern Plantations has a net margin of 17.74% compared to Assura's net margin of -18.09%. Anglo-Eastern Plantations' return on equity of 12.46% beat Assura's return on equity.
Assura currently has a consensus price target of GBX 60, suggesting a potential upside of 26.37%. Given Assura's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Assura is more favorable than Anglo-Eastern Plantations.
Assura has a beta of 0.37, indicating that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Anglo-Eastern Plantations has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Assura and Anglo-Eastern Plantations tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:AEP) was last updated on 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
